The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported that Kinder was cleared Friday, after they were told that the woman did not have the kind of injuries investigators would expect to see in someone who had suffered such an attack.

Her DNA was also found on the handle of the brush, contradicting her own claim that she had never touched it.

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Recalling the encounter, which took place last July, Kinder told jurors: ‘I was feeling good. (She) was feeling good.

Pulaski County Jail, where Kinder was held following the rape accusation made against him (Picture: Google Maps)

‘She started hugging me, and then her arm moved down.’

They then went to the nearest bedroom of his home in Sherwood, Ark., with the woman stripping first and looking around the room for a makeshift sex toy.

Kinder, who had been in a relationship with his accuser for 29 years, continued: ‘I saw the car brush right there.

‘She saw me pick up the car brush and the first thing she did was grin. I handed it to her.’

He told the court of how the woman used the brush on herself, before they had sex with each other.

Afterwards she made herself a sandwich, with Kinder dropping her off at her part-time job.

He told of his shock after cops showed up soon after to arrest him.

Kinder’s attorneys told jurors that his alleged accuser was on the verge of having her theft from him exposed.

They said she had stolen $20,000 over ten years, despite a previous warning from Kinder that he would go to police if he caught her continuing to steal.

Defense lawyer Annie Depper explained: ‘She knew she was caught.

‘She knew she had everything to lose. But with this rape allegation, she tips the balance.’